These enhancements have been added in the Sage 100 ERP 2014 release and product updates.

 

Select an option below to view a list of enhancements.

Product Update 7

The following enhancements were added in Product Update 7.

Payroll

Updates for ACA Employer Maintenance

Several new fields were added to the ACA Employer Maintenance window.

Product Update 5

The following enhancements were added in Product Update 5.

Payroll

ACA Menu

An ACA menu with three new tasks related to the Affordable Care Act has been added to the Payroll module.

For more information, refer to the help for these tasks.

Seasonal Employee Check Box

A Seasonal Employee check box has been added to the Wages tab in Employee Maintenance. When printing the ACA Applicable Large Employer Report, you have the option to include seasonal employees.

1095-C Electronic Consent Signed Check Box

A 1095-C Electronic Consent Signed check box has been added to the Tax Status window accessed through Employee Maintenance. If this check box is selected, 1095-C forms processed through Federal eFiling and Reporting will be sent as an electronic copy.

Sage 100 ERP 2014

Click a module name to see the related enhancements added in in Sage 100 ERP 2014.

Global Enhancements

Auto-Complete

An auto-complete feature has been added for customer number, vendor number, and item code entry fields. You can now locate records by entering the customer name, vendor name, or item description in the respective field. As you type, a list of records matching your entry appears, and you can select a record from the list.

For example, if you have vendors named United Airways, United Paper, and United Parcel Service, when you type united in the vendor number field, all three vendors will appear in a list, and you can select the one that you want.

You can still select records by entering the customer number, vendor number, and item code.

This feature is automatically enabled for all users. To disable the feature for all users, clear the Enable Auto-Complete check box in Library Master > System Configuration. You can also disable the feature for individual users in Library Master > User Maintenance.

Custom Reports

The following check boxes will now appear on custom report windows:

  • Keep Window Open After Print
  • Keep Window Open After Preview

You can select these check boxes so that the windows do not automatically close after printing or previewing reports.

Default Column Name in Search Grid Window

To make searching easier when using the Search Grid window, the default value in the Column Name field is now the first column in the grid.

For example, in Check, Deposit and Adjustment Entry, when you click the Find Row button to open the Search Grid window, Check No. is now the default value in the Column Name field.

Accounts Payable Enhancements

Invoice List Button in Invoice Data Entry

An Invoice List button has been added to the Invoice Data Entry window. You can now click that button to view a list of all invoices in the data entry table.

Repetitive Invoice List Button in Repetitive Invoice Entry

A Repetitive Invoice List button has been added to the Repetitive Invoice Entry window. You can now click that button to view a list of all invoices in the data entry table.

Accounts Receivable Enhancements

Repetitive Invoice List Button in Repetitive Invoice Entry

You no longer have to select a customer before selecting a repetitive invoice in Repetitive Invoice Entry. You can now click the Repetitive Invoices button to view and select from a list of repetitive invoices.

General Ledger Enhancements

Keep Financial Reports Window Open

A Keep Window Open check box has been added to the Financial Reports window. If you select that check box, the Financial Reports window will no longer automatically close after clicking Proceed and then closing the Print Financial Reports window.

Two check boxes have been added to the Print Financial Reports window:

  • Keep Window Open After Print
  • Keep Window Open After Preview

You can now select these check boxes so that the window does not automatically close after printing or previewing reports.

Sage Intelligence Reporting

Installation

The Sage Intelligence Reporting installation program is now part of the Sage 100 ERP Workstation Setup program. Sage Intelligence Reporting is automatically installed when you run Workstation Setup and select the Typical installation option.

Access within Sage 100 ERP

Sage Intelligence Reporting is now accessed from the Sage 100 ERP Module Menus toolbar and the Tasks tab.

Excel 2010 64-Bit Support

Sage Intelligence Reporting is now compatible with the 64-bit version of Excel 2010.

.NET Framework 4.0

Sage Intelligence Reporting has been upgraded to .NET Framework 4.0, resulting in smoother integration with Excel and faster installation time if .NET Framework 4.0 is already installed.

User Interface and Usability Improvements

Numerous enhancements were made to Sage Intelligence Reporting to make the product more efficient and easy to use. These improvements include the following:

User Interface
  • Report Manager menu items have been reorganized to make commonly used features easier to find. The most commonly used items are grouped on the Home and Help tabs. Less frequently used items are grouped on the File and Tools tabs.
  • Connector menu items have been reorganized; more commonly used items are now available on the File, Home, and Help tabs. Less commonly used features are now on the Tools tab.
  • The locked report screen and the Unlock on Copy screen have been updated to display information in a more user-friendly manner.
Report Designer
  • The new Report Designer Add-in gives you better control over reporting layouts. You can now break reports into reusable pieces and reassemble them in different configurations to create new reports.
  • You can now maximize the Report Designer window.
  • Rows and columns are now ordered alphabetically, and they are easier to rearrange. Also, larger fonts are now used, and the row and column placeholder bars within the selected row and column layout are now wider to accommodate longer field names.
  • You can now insert column or row fields at a specific location within your layout instead of inserting it at the end of the column or row and then moving it.
  • Text columns added to a layout are now automatically resized based on their content.
  • You can now add and delete row reporting groups from within the Mapping Tool.
Report Manager
  • The columns that appear in Report Manager when a report is selected are now automatically resized so that all text with the columns is visible.
  • When importing a report that includes a container with the same name as an existing container, you can now rename the container to avoid having two containers with the same name.
  • The right-click menus have been simplified and more intuitive labels have been added. The options that have been removed are still available on the Report Manager Ribbon.
Report Viewer
  • The Report Viewer now remains open after running a report.
  • A minimum window size has been set for the Report viewer so that all available reports are visible.

Sage CRM

Sage CRM customization has been enhanced to take advantage of the new features in Sage CRM 7.2. For more information, review the Sage CRM 7.2 Installation and Upgrade Guide. To access this guide, click the Documentation link on the Sage CRM 7.2 for Sage 100 ERP 2014 Autorun screen.

Payroll

Employer Medical Assistance Contribution (MAC) fields have been added to P/R Tax Table Maintenance. The fields appear when Massachusetts is entered in the State field. You can enter a rate for the Employer MAC, but the accrual account, limit, and limit type fields display what you have entered for the unemployment tax and can only be viewed.

The Employer MAC amount is included with the unemployment tax on the Employer’s Expense Summary, but it is separated into its own column on the Quarterly Tax Report.